Businesses urged to sign up to Recipe 4 Health scheme

Recipe 4 Health is a Lancashire County Council scheme which encourages local takeaways, cafes and mobile caterers to offer healthier choices on their menu and promote healthier eating and lifestyle choices. 

 

Councillor David Whipp, Leader of Pendle Borough Council, said: “In a bid to help improve health and wellbeing among people in Pendle, especially in children and young people, we are encouraging - and offering support – to local catering businesses through the Recipe 4 Health scheme.

“This initiative not only benefits residents with some healthy eating options but also benefits the businesses with some great incentives.”

If you own a local food takeaway, café or sandwich shop selling snacks and meals, and you have a Food Hygiene Rating of three stars or over, you can apply to join the Recipe 4 Health Scheme.

There are three levels for the award – bronze, silver and gold. Businesses must start with bronze and work their way up to gold.

Councillor Mohammad Hanif, Pendle Borough Council’s Portfolio Holder for Health and Leisure Services, added: “It is very important that we try to encourage people to eat healthily and by helping our local eating establishments to provide healthy options, we are one step closer.”

Jamal Dermott from Lancashire County Council who is helping to expand the scheme in Pendle, added: “The Recipe 4 Health scheme rewards food businesses which offer a range of healthier snacks and meals, including salads, food with lower salt and sugar, grilled dishes, smaller portions and water as an option if people want to avoid sugary fizzy drinks.

“We are urging as many Pendle catering businesses as possible to sign up to the scheme, which has many free benefits.

“These include free promotion of your business; free support in making positive changes to your menus, policies and practices and the opportunity to earn £1,000 per week contracts during the school holidays.”

Pendle businesses which are Recipe 4 Health accredited can be considered as food providers for the Holiday Activities and Food programme which provides activities and nutritious meals during school holidays. 

For more details about Recipe 4 Health and to apply online, visit www.lancashire.gov.uk/recipe4health